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No. 17,272. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1908.-EIGHTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. THE EVENING STAR fHH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION. ta?ia?? OBoa, Utk Btraat and Tamuyirwi* At*. Tm Erning Star Newij?p*r Company, THIODOM V. MOTKS, rnhlnl Cunpeaa Offlca: 3 k?(ut St.. London, England. Kiw Tork Oficc Tribuaa Building Chicago Offlca: l int National luk Building. The K?enlng Sur. wlm the Snmlay mo'nlng fdltlnn. drlirered by r?rr1tr*. on their otrn ?? nnt. within the city at -V) cents jhv- montli; without The Sunday Star at 44 certs per month. Ft mall. po?!jf? prepaid: IVIIy. Snnday Inrlnde*;. ore monih, 60 cent*, faily. Sunday ?*<?pted. iw month. M ceni?. Batu-day Star, one year. $1.00. Ponday Star, one year, II.SO. THAW HAND IS SHOWN Defense Springs a Big Sur prise in the Trial. CALLS JEROME'S EXPERTS Insanity Witnesses Whose Opinions Are Recorded. ASYLUM OR ELECTRIC CHAIR Indications That the Family Is Pre pared for a Desperate Move. More Jurymen. Special Diapatrh to The Star. NEW TORK, January 8.?What lias come to be known as the first sifting of the talesmen called for duty at the second trial of Harry K. Thaw for the killing of Stanford White was contin ued today in the criminal branch "of the supreme court before Justice Dow ling. Two .provisional jurors out of lwenty-seven men examined ir.ade up the net results of the morning session, and they went Into the box with the same uncertainty as to how long they would remain as surrounded four of Hie seven already there. Talesmen came and went with tthe rapidity lhat has been seen since the trial sisrted. and few of the examinations were ot any length. Both prosecu-i tion and defense seemed to see quickly whether or not the man in the chair was possible Jury timber, and if he was not he was allowed to go on his way without delay. The examination lias come nearly exhausting tile origi nal panel, and before the trial was started this morning it was announced that another panel of uad been called for, 100 talesmen to be on hand tomorrow and the rest the following day. The men chosen temporarily this morning were John H. Holbert. who is in the milk business at .x.">o i-ongwood ?veuue. and John Entwhistle. a builder and decorator, of ."i14 East Hist street. Mr. Holbert is forty-eight years old and married: Mr. Entwhistle is sixty seven years old and a widower. It is noticeable that of the men sitting in ihe box, all, with but one exception, pern^ps, are of the middle age or be yond it. Sprung a Surprise. Th^ defense in the case of Harr;- K. Tliaw\ sprung the first great surprise ol l ho second tr'al today by announcing lhat it had issued subpoenas for several of the c.vpert witnesses wiio testified for the prosecution at the first hearing a year ago. an.? who. when District Attorney J*-iom>- applied for a lunacy commission. ,m.id? alh.li.vil that in their opinion Thaw. h. .i4i 'i..Ac of tne inquiry, was suffering " au incuiable form of Insanity. Thes Jflufc: doctors, however, had previously (Vjjflfltied an the witness stand, in response Mr. / Jerome's famous hypothetical ? question, that they believed Thaw knew wj\at hj was about when he shot and tvi^d Stanford White or. the Madison ^?JUre Iroof garden. This move is in Tnded by the defense as a block to the prosecution in putting thes? same doctors on the stand, and is laken by some as showtt??.? determination that Thaw shall convicted, even with the danger or a slay in the asylum for the ciiroina. Insane at Matteanaa as the alternative. More Jurors Summoned. Pradicmpn weie freely made at l he be ginning ofthla the third day of the tila. that a Jury will not be secured befo:e the middle or latter part of next week There were but throe sworn jurors in the box when court convened at 10;4r? a.m. and lj>ey repiesented the net proceeds ol the first two panels of loo talesmen each ?^yi^iiird and last panel of the 300 origi nal suniniored reported todiy. and there was no thought that it would furnish al! of the material needed to complete the triil?twelve. As a result the court ordered that 310 additional talesmen he summoned to ri port tomorrow and Eiiday. At the first tiial some :?7-> talesmen were examine*, before a satisfactory jury was empaneled One Fine Remitted. The first batch of talesmen called to th? witness chair were quickly disposed of as every man had too fixed an opinion to S?rve as a fair juror, until John H. Hol b?rf. an elderly man, and president of a spring water company, was reached. Mr. llolbert s*id he had formed something p! an opinion, but he was sine he cou'.d lay it aside He was closely questioned by District Attorney Jerome and Mr. Little ton and was finally accept**. Philip J. Goodhart. a stockbroker, w 10 was absent yesterday when his name was called, appeared todty and made his excuse*". The fine of $?H) imposed upon him was remitted by Justice Dowling. Goodhart was then examined for jury duty, and when he declared he held an opinion which cou'.d not be changed he got a lecture from the court, ending with Hie order that his name be stricken from the special list, and put upon the ordinary jurv panel. Similar action has been taker In the cases of several other talesmen. Two Provisional Jurors. Ambrose Shea passed through all the disqualifying questions put to him by op posing counsel, but was peremptorily challenged by the district attorney. The next half dozen talesmen w?-re excused by (???n*ent for various causes. ? John Entwistle, a builder, horn in Eng land. was accepted as a temporary juror, lie said he had no prejudices against in sanity as a defense. The defense used Its sixth peremptory > hallenge in the case of J. Holmes But ler. a business man. Mr. Butler success Hilly answered all question touching his qualifications. He was anxious not to serve, however, saying Ids business would 1 so entirely to pieces If he should be com pelled to do so. He was the twentieth talesman examined at the morning ses sion. In all twenty-nine talesmen were called at the morning session and only two l< niative jurors secured from the lot. Re ?-?ss until "J p.m. was ordered at 1:02 o'clock. Information as to Deposits. The House committee on banking cur rency voted till* morning to favorably report the resolution recently introduced l>> Representative James of Kentucky i allinc on the Seiretar; of the Treasury for j vtatem"-!)! of government deposits in national hai'ks for lietoher 1 and l>e crtnber ). 1907. with particu'ars concern ing the character and amount of collateral ottered by each institution. Proposed Consolidation of Local Systems. CHAIRMAN SMITH'S BELIEF Discusses Situation With Secretary Loeb. WOULD SOLVE SOME PROBLEMS Universal Transfer Proposition Like ly to Be Added to Union Sta tion Trackage Bill. Representative Smith, chairman of the House committee on the District of Co lumbia, has information that leads him to believe that there is to be an early con solidation of the two street railway sys tems of the city, and he desires to see the consolidation brought about as soon as possible, to relieve himself and his com mittee of a number of perplexing questions that are sure to arise in Congress this year-especially universal transfers and extension of lines to different parts of the ?,.n " Mr. Smith called today upon William Loeb. jr., secretary to the President, and discussed the situation with him. Interview With Loeb. ??I understand that there is no question i Hat Mr. u>eb will be elected president pf the Washington and Electric Railway Company." .Mr. ' Smith said afterward, "and I wanted to talk with him about the consolidation p-oposition. I told him that if there is to be consolidation I hopAd it would be brought about as rapid ly as possible, as it would render much easier many of the problems now before our committee." "What did Mr. T.oeb say?" "I am not at liberty to quote Mr. I.oeb. He can talk for himself, but I infer that he would consider it premature to talk for publication as if he was already in control of the management of the street ! car lines. I consider it exceadingly prob able however, that a consolidation of the two car lines is to take place, and I . should like to *ee it brought about at an -arly date, if It is to be done at all. so that we will know how to proceed m our committee Universal Tranfers. "As matters now stand the universal transfer proposition, besides other amend ments. Is sure to be put on as an amend ment to any union station bill we ma: present. I think a consolidation would set :le this, as the roads would be compelie to give transfers under the law. V\ e would also be relieved of the northeas problems that have come up for years, and the outcome would probably be the build ng of a line across- town from Florid! avenue to the navy yard." "As to the three-cent fare proposition?" "I presume that would also be taekei m as an amendment to embarrass a LniOr, station bt?. but I do not think it woul< be dangerous like some of the others, don't think the people of the District arc 'or a three-cent fare. What they want and what I want, is better service and more cars. The cars of this city are to< ?rowded. and there ought to be more o them. 1 hope to be able to get relief it this direction." APPLICATIONS HELD UP. Ten Clubs in District May Be De prived of Liquor License. On its own initiative the excise board ?oda.v "held up" applications fnr liquor 'icenses of ten of eighteen clubs in the Listrict of Columbia, pending further in vestigation. The board explained that the majority of .'he club* in question charge too small i fee for membership, and that it is likely hat the board will establish a rnling in connection with the governing of such Mubs, and prohibiting the sale of liquor >y them Sundays. The clubs Included in the list are the Bartenders' I'nion. Brightwood Driving. Chamberlain. Home. Jolly Fat Men's. Sparta, South Washington Business Men's Bowling. Villa Flora, Washington Jockey tnd the Wine View Pleasure. The clubs which were granted liquor tii-enses today are tlie Army and Navy. Metropolitan, Kagte. Century. Cosmos. Jarrick. University, and the Washington .Saengerbund. Regarding the licenses "held up" the members of the board say that there were no protests or complaints from citi zens or religious or temperance organiza tions as to tlicm. hut in nearly every case the police captains of the precincts in which tne respective clubs are located ailed attention to the low membership fee, and suggested that a ruling be made by the board curtailing the selling of liquor Sunoay by such clubs. JAPAN TOO BUSY. Could Not Afford Time to Fight With America. PARIS. January 8.?The Kclio de Paris today prints an Interview emanating, U savs. from an "authorized Japanese source," with the obiect of showing that Japan is so absorbed with the mainland of Asia that war with America is impos sible. , "The entire attention of Japan," says the interview, "is occupied with China and Korea, where developments are oc curring which are giving Tokio the great est concern. China has just dismissed a number of Japanese instructors, who i have been replaced with Germans. The Manchurlan situation is full of complica tions. China demands the immediate in tegral application of the tr"nty of Ports mouth. which would deprive Japan of the possibility of exercising an efficacious Influence in Manchuria" DIVORCED WIFE WINS. Mrs. McBride of This City Awarded $600 for Expenses. Special Dispatch to The Star. SPRINGFIELD, Mass.. January 8.?By a verdict returned in the superior court James T. McBride at Jersey City, for | merly of Westtield, is compelled to pay bis divorced wife. Mrs. l,evinia Gould ' McBride of Washington. D. C? to ! cover the expenses she incurred ill re ! gaining possession of their two children, who were taken from Glynn county, Ga., by the father and concealed In Chester, Mass. When the ciuldicn. disappeared detec tive*. traced tlicm to this state, ami the father was arrested on a kidnaping charge ! but was released upon surrendering the I children to the mother. FORMAL ORDER ISSUED SURGEON STOKES ASSIGNED TO COMMAND THE RELIEF. The regular orders to officers of the navy. Issued today by Commander Wins low, acting chief of the bureau of naviga tion. included the following order, which bids fair to become historic: Surgeon C. F. Stokes, detached from duty bureau of medicine and surgery. Navy Department. Washington. D. C? etc.; to duty in command Relief." This order was signed Saturday by Sec retary Metcaif by express instructions ' from the President, and its issuance today by the acting chief of the bureau of nav igation was simply the next ste-> i . the of- ! ficial routine toward its actual execution. ' There was no delay in the delivery ot i the orders to Surgeon Stokes, who was on special duty ?at the Navy Department, and there was no delay on his part in acting In conformity with them. i * Having made every preparation to that end. Surgeon Stokes was able to close up his affairs in this city in time to take! his departure this afternoon for San Francisco. w-here the naval hospital ship I Relief Is undergoing repairs in anticipa tion of her use as "a floating hospital. ' j TAKAHIRA IS NAMED. Japanese Government Announces His Nomination. TOKIO. January 8.?In connection with the successor of Viscognt Aoki as Jana nese ambassador at Washington the As sociated Press has been informed that the Japanese embassy at Washington was in structed a week ago to formally noUly the State Department -of the selection of Baron Takahlra, at present Japanese am bassador to Italy, and to ask if he would be acceptable. No reply has yet been received.-and the foreign office attributes the delay to the pressure of business at Washington. It does not believe there will be the slightest hesitation on the part of the American government in accepting Baron Takahiia. While nothing official has been heard at the Japanese embassy of the decision of H1? ?JdJ?a,nes? government to appoint Baron Takanfra as ambassador to Washi ngton, still no doubt seems to be enter that h Se ?" 'IUty at tl,e embassy that such an appointment will soon be announced. Logically he seems to be the proper man for the place, because of his mtimaVf ffrv es ln Was,ilngton and his intimate acquaintance with American in stitutions and politics. The Japan-se government is anxious to send on- of licr oest equipped diplomats, and because of the peculiar situation at Washington the Z?Tu?m&Tons avai,ab,e tor u,e PUS1 Jlha??b!ein rePeated'>- slated at the era ^ ,aJ.,1 was not "kely that the suc cessor of \ iscount Aoki will be announced , until he arrives in Jayan. Dip.oniaiic ' etiquette demands thai such considcrat.ou ' be shown tiie retiring official. Harrlsburg Graft Cases. HARRISBI RG, Pa., January 8 Charges of false pretenses ln connection wl.a the furnishing of tils' new state capltol were preferred ugalnst Represen tative H. Burd C'assel of Marietta and Joseph H. liusten and John II. Sanderson | of Philadelphia here yesterday. The in formations allege thit Cassel, Huston and Sanderson defrauded the state out of $50. 150 by false pretense in making up bills for metallic furniture and marble mantels and collecting on them. Suit Against the Standard. NEW YORK, January 8.?The hearing of the government's suit to dissolve the New Jersey holding corporation of the Standard Oil Company was resumed yes terday before Special Examiner Kerriss. Voluminous documentary evidence taken from previous actions against the com pany will occupy the attention of the ex- I aminer until Monday. With this testi- j mony the government hopes to prove, tlirough alleged admissions bv employes' of the company, that the Standard Oil Company accepted rebates. Ontario Going Dry. l'ORONTO. Ont.. January 8.?-Local option has been voted on in a number of I small towns, villages and townships in' Ontario. Returns from 58 show that it was defeated in 37 and carried in 21. I MEETING OF THE NOTEHOLD ERS IN LONDON TODAY. Application Will Be Made to the United States Courts Pending Meeting of Stockholders. LONDON. January 8.-The expected meeting ot the noteholders of the Chi cago Great Western Railway Company with A. B. Stlekney. president of the com pany. was held this afternoon. It was decided to appoint a receiver for the com, panv (o maintain the status quo during the lime necessary to prepare a flrst mortgage bond covering all the indebted ness of the road and to obtain a vote of the stockholders on this measure. There were manv noteholders at the meeting. Application for the creation of a tempo rary receiversiiiD will .be made to a cir cuit court in the United States without delav. Action in St. Paul. ST. PAUL. Minn., January 8?Frank Kel logg and other attorneys for the Chicago Great Western railroad had a conference with Judge Sanborn of the United States circuit court this morning, and at its close Mr. Kellogg announced that he would appear before Judge Sanborn this afternoon with the application for a re ceiver for the Chicago Great Western railroad. ,."We have not yet decided yho will be the receiver." said he. "as that will come up when the application is presented in court. We have merely decided that the receiver shall be asked for. as . it was bound to come sooner or later." The hearing will be about 2:30 p. m. Notes Coming' Due. >. NEW YORK, January 8.?The confer ence of the Chicago Great Western not< holders was predicted in Wall street yes terday. and there were some rumors about it a few weeks ago, as the time for pay ing the maturing notes grew nearer. Th" company has in notes that fall due within the next year, and $1,5U0,U0J of these mature this month. President Stlekney of the Great Western went abroad a few weeks ago with C. A Severance of the law firm of Kellogg' & Severance, general counsel for the road, to,try \? effect an arrangement with tin note holders whereby a receivership coul< be avoided and a way devised of refund ing the obligations by an issue of bonds * . ? s^ock and bonds .of the road are large ly he.d abroad, and it was hoped that for eign capital coud oe secured to tide tli road over the present emergency In all tne company has $S,00i>.ow> in notes tha weeks8 'he C?"rSe ?f the "ext f1,re How the Stock Stands. The Chicago Great. Western has out standing tt-Mttf..U>5 common stock, $28, I2..osti 4 per cent cumulative debentures i1'--?-300 5 PPr preferred A stock and | R.3.163.842 4 pPr cent preferred B stock I there ate no mortage bonds. alii? rJV^'0.10 sur',!"s remained avail ve? ? .i per cent' debentures this nihl' ? *n?oun' the f"H interest was paid on the debentures and 2 p?r cent was paid on the preferred A stock te^:;;in*l;?wBo,?r,ut *?** ehar Pw U .. connects Minneapolis. St. laut. Omaha. Kansas city and Chicago and operates the Mason Citv and Port l"odge iai!road and tiie Wisconsin. Min nesota and Pacific railway under lease rJr.'i . Slu.k,l*'v i-c president; Ansel Op pejiheim. vice-president; S. c. Sticknev fT'i "i" v'ce-presid-nt. and L. s. Cate third vice-president. ' " OKLAHOMA FOR TAFT. Indorsed by the Republican Legisla tive Caucus. GUTHRIE. Okla., January 8. Wil liam H. Taft was unanimously lndors?d for President by the republican members of the legislature In joint caucus here last night. The caucus asked the state i\? dec,are for a" Instructed Taft delegation to the national convention from Oklahoma. The republican congressional committee hU first district adopted resolutions here yesterday unanimously indorsing the candidacy of the Secretary of War for the presidency. Kansas Bandits Loot a Bank. OTTAWA. Kans. January 8. ? Robbers today wrecked tlieWc in the State Bank of Quencmo, at Quenemo, Kans., near here, and escaped with between seven and eight thousand dollars. I CROTHERS INSTALLED j j INAUGURATED GO\[ERNOR OF MARYLAND AT ANNAPOLIS. ANNAPOLIS, Md^ January 8.?Judge Austin G. Crothers of Klkton was inau gurated governor today. The town was thronged with visitors from every part of the state, and the new governor was es corted to the state houee, where "lie took the oath of office and delivered his inau gural address, by a procession composed of state militia, the 'battalion of cadets from St. John's College and democratic clubs. In his address Gov. Crothers urged the enactment of anti->bribery and corrupt practices legislation and the selection of candidates for elective offices, including the United States senatorship, by the di rect primary method. l_ pon the question of a suffrage amend ment he called for a measure which will eliminate the negro voter as a political factor and an element of power within the state. FIRST DISTRICT DAY. The House Will Take Up Local Mat ters January 27. Monday, January 27, will be the first District day in the House this session. The House District committee will hold its initial meeting tomorrow morning for organization. Next Thursday the Sims bill to extend permanent street railway tracks to the Union station will come up for consideration, as will the Madden bill providing for universal transfers Vn the District of Columbia. These two measures will be considered together, it is understood, and several leading members of the committee told a Star reporter this morning that there was a great prospect of the Madden bill being attached to the Sims measure as a committee amendment. It Is gener ally believed that the universal transfer bill will pass the House if favorably re ported from the District committee. GREENE AND GAYNOR IN JAIL. Begin Prison Sentences at Atlanta Today?Relief Efforts Failed. Special Dispatch to The St?r. ATLANTA, Ga., January 8.?Greene and Gaynor have actually begun their sen tences in the federal prison here. They arrived at o'clock this morning and will be put to work in the big prison at once. It has not been decided just what the j nature of their employment is to be. hut they, will not be forced to do manual labor. In fact, there is little of that to be done in the prison. It is very probable that both men will be put to work in tlie prison offices in some clerical position. They came from Macon, where the last effort to set aside the judgment of the courts condemning them to imprisonment failed to bring relief. SULZER TAKES A MATE. Marriage of the New York Repre sentative in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA. January 8? Mrs. R. Roedelheim of this city today an nounced the marriage of her daughter Clara to Representative William Sulzer of New York, which occurred yesterday. Mrs. Roedeiheim says she is not at liberty to say where the marriage took place. BANK ROBBED OF $740,000. Manager and Ex-Cashier, "With Others, Arrested in Yucatan. MEXICO CITY, January 8.?Fully J7-I0, 000 is missing from tTTfc Bank of Yucatan, according to reports received here from Merida. Following the disappearance of this enormous amount. Fernando I". Rod riguez. subdirector. and Mateo Ponce, ex cashier of the bank, with ten ciher per sons, have been arrested. All of the money missing is said to have been new bank notes, and was taken from a strong safe 'o which there were two keys, one in the possession of the sub director and the other in the possession ! of the cashier. Later reports from Me rida state that a lawyer, P. <_j. Ponce I and Eduardo Ponce. *on-in-law and son i respectively, of the cashier, have also been I placed under arrest. In all there have I been twelve prominent persons connected with the bank who have been placed on- i der arrest, all of whom are among the I mo*t prominent people of MeriJa. I 32 Eviction Warrants Issued in New York Today. BUSY TIME FOR MARSHAL Papers Against 1.000 Have Been Signed So Far. MANY COMPROMISE CASES Yesterday's Storm Blocked Action of the Landlords?Ingenious Meth ods Open to the Tenants. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, January 8.?Thirty-two eviction warrants were issued today in Hie thirteenth municipal court at 264 Madison street, and to Marsha! Levine was intiusted the duty of serving them. Nine tenants were to be evicted before night from the tenement at 516-520 Kast 11th street. These nine tenants took a prominent part in the rent riots of last Sunday and the houses were the scene ot action. The eviction takes in nearly one-fifth of the occupants of these houses, which had forty-eight tenants altogether. The landlord declared that he had offered to lower the rent from $1 to $2.50 and $2, but that his terms had been refused. Now the nine would be obliged to leave whether they paid up or not. The rest of the forty-eight could stay, he said. Some of the other' tenements from which tenants were to be evicted today were at .*-14 East loth street, where six were to be put out; 138 Monroe street, two evictions; ! ' Alonroe street, one | eviction; Hester street, one eviction; 21 Essex street, four evictions; 18a Clinton street, two evictions, and l!t Rutgerr street, one eviction. Justice Sanders. Hoffman and Roesch said this morning that they had signed in all about 1.000 eviction warrants up to date. According to the justices, of the l.OOO signed, probably not more than 10 per cent would be issued. Among the reasons for that is that in many cases either the landlord finds the ten ant willing to go out of his own accord without waiting to be put out. or else the landlord pays the tenant $:> or $4 to get out to avoid paying the marshal $6 or Si for putting him out. Some of the landlords on whose behalf eviction warrants were Issued today were anxious to have them issued yesterday, but the justices prevailed upon them to wait until today on account of the misery and suffering which would have been caused had any one been evicted in the bad weather which lasted throughout yes terday. Rain Blocks Kent War. Threats of incendiarism in revenge for eviction turned over to Capt. Schlottman of the Madison street police station by several landlords, scattering evictions and a virtual admission tiiat the great press of dispossess cases had clogged the thir teenth district court marked the day in the rent war yesterday. It rained much too hard for any outdoor meetings. In the municipal court yesterday Jus tice Sanders put all dispossess cases over until tomorrow, saying that no more war rants would be issued until then. The orders signed then will probably call for evictions Monday, as it lias been a rule not to issue orders of any kind for exe cution Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath. This will give the marshals a chance to elean_up the eight hundred or more evic tion cases they have on their hands for today, and they may be ready Monday to take care of the new cases. The marshals expect to have a busy time today in executing the warrants. Tenants can block the processes of the law in many ways without actually vio lating it. Tiiey can fill their stoves until they are red hot. They can be in bed when the marshal comes and they must be allowed a reasonable time to dress. They can hang tlie clothes out on the lines to dry and they cannot be compelled to take the things in themselves. Landlords Getting Even. Many tenants said yesterday at socialist headquarters in Grand street that land lords were getting even with them for striking by turning oft the water supply. Joseph Caplan said the health department could and should stop this. There were several cases of eviction yesterday despile the rain, and one arrest resulted from a clash between tenants and marshals. Mrs. Jean Victoria was evicted from a -tenement at 302 Cherry street, and sympathetic fellow tenants began to carry h'r belongings back to her rooms. Mar shal Freeman called upon the police for help and in the resultant trouble Benja min Soloveichs was arrested. In the Es sex Market court Magistrate Breen bound him over to keep the peace. The advisory committee of the new land lords' association held a meeting in the afternoon, and decided to stand firm. No tenants will be accepted by the members wh.? cannot show a receipt for rent at their last dwelling place. To Restore Mottoes to Coins. "In God We Trust" was the text of I considerable conversation at the meeting j of the House committee on coinage, i weights and measures this morning. Rep ! resentative Carlin of Virginia spoke in favor of a bill to restore the motto to the eagle and double-eagle, from which it was recently removed by direction of the President. After other arguments had been heard, pro and con, the matter was referred to a subcommittee for investiga tion and report. Powers Appeals for Pardon. LEXINGTQN, January 8.?A statement to the public was issued by Caleb Powers today, in which he asks the people to sign a petition to Gov. VVillson for a pardon. Powers' main ground for the petition is that he was tried unfairly three times and at his last trial ten jurors asked for his acquittal. A committee composed of four I democrats and three republicans lias | charge of the petition. - Muncie Stays Quiet. MITNCIE, Ind., January 8.?Streetcars are running today on all Mun-ife lines without disturbance. The military is confined to quarters, while the streets are patrolled by 500 business and pro- j fessional men, sworn in as deputies. | Vice President Behrer of the Amal- J gamated Association of Street and [ Electric Railway Employes returned J here last night, but. after being ad- j vised by both tlie civil and military I authorities to leave the city, departed. ! It i\s not known where he went. Cars ' were, run last uight without disturb- ' ance. At Marion several cars were ' stoned last night, but the act 1ms been ! attributed to boys. Weather. Rain or snow and colder to night. Tomorrow clearing and colder. HEINZE ENTERS PLEA Says Not Guilty, But Reserves Right to Demur. WILL MAKE NO STATEMENT Ex-Banker Knew His Arrest Was Impending. HISTORY OF COPPER TROUBLE Investigation by the Grand Jury If Not Completed?Others May ??> Be Involved. Jf NEW YORK, January 8.?F. Augustus Heinze. who was arrested yesterday charged with the overcertlficatlon of checks while president of the Mercantile National Bank, today entered a plea, of not guilty when arraigned before Judgo Chatfleld in the United States court. Through his counsel Heinte reserved the right to withdraw the plea of not guilty and demur to the Indictment any time | before January i!0. The bail bond of I JW.OOO which Mr. Heinze furnished after his arrest yesterday was allowed to stand. After the plea of not guilty had been entered Edward l.auterbach, counsel for Mr. Heinze, made a motion that he bo permitted to Inspect the minutes of the g-and jury which returned the indict ments against his client. The mption was withdrawn, however, when It was learned that no minutes had been kept by the In vestigating body. Neither Mr. Heinze nor his counsel would make any state ment with ^reference to the case after the arraignment. Charge Against Heinze. Indicted by the federal grand Jury for the overcertlflcation of fifteen checks, representing, in the aggregate, over $400. 000, and drawn by the firm of Otto Heinze & Co. on the Mercantile National Bank. F. Augustus Heinw, the copper magnate and former president of the Mercantile National Bank, surrendered hlmaelf to United States Commissioner Shields yes terday, and later was released on foOtOOO bail. Edward I^auterbach. counsel for Heinze. stated last night that his client did not willfully overcertlfy the checks, as he had drawn a check to the credit, of Otto Heinze & Co. to the amount of $600,000., which the bookkeeper of the bank pos sibly failed to enter on the books until a day after the certification of the check* in question. Copper Fool Collapoe. The lndictmen{ of Helnse by the federal grand Jury which has been Investigating the Mercantile and other banks ldentlftert frith the Heinze and Charles W. Morse interests, is the aftermath of the col lapse of the Helnse pool in United Copper,: and which brought about the suspension of Gross & Kleeberg, stock brokers, an?t subsequently resulted In the resignation of F. Augustus Heinze from the presi dency and the retirement of the directors of the Mercantile National Bank after an examination of the Institution had been, made by the clearing-house committee. Heinze declared at the time that he had been betrayed by his friends In the United Copper pool. Helrrxe had been in-formed quietly that indictments charging him witli the overcertlficatlon of Afteen checks, all drawn on October 14. Just be fore the smash in United Copper, had been found by the federal grand jury on December 2. and that his appearance would be required. Without awaiting the. service of a bench warrant Heinze. In company with his counsel,, appeared be fore Commissioner Shields yesterday aft ernoon. The proceedings were short. Heinze pleaded not guilty, and bail was furnished Immediately by a surety com pany. When these proceedings were con cluded Heinze told the newspaper men that he did not care to make any state ment, and hurried away with his counsel. Others Involved. Through the arrest yesterday of F. Au gustus Heinze, the promoter and former president of the Mercantile National Bank, on a charge of ovcrcertiflcatlon of checks to the amount of $400,000, it has developed that a federal grand jury U still engaged in a searching investigation Into other transactions of a similar nature 'in this city. While none of the federal officials will make any statement as to the possible result, or even the extent to which the inquiry will go. United States District Attorney Stimson said today that the work of the jury has not been com pleted. "It would be Improper for me to reveal the evidence I have leM I give away my case." said Mr. Stimson; "but I can say that the investigation is not yet over." To the straight question as to whether there will be other arrests the district attorney refused to answer. ' First Alliance of the New Year. Special Cablegram to The Star. liONDON, January 8.?Children's par ties have been the main feature of the American circle for some <Ja>di?a<st. Mr*. Almeric Paget gave a dance to her small daughters and the Countess..of Kh.?cn. an afternoon at games and Punch and Judy show. The Duchess of Marlborough gave a children's t?a party for her two | sons and their young friends. The mar I riage of Mrs. Krnest Cunard's daughter. 1 Miss Paddleford, will be the first Anglo ! American alliance of tl.e new year. The | bridegroom is the eldest son of L.or<l , Kbury. The wedding will take place on | the 1st of February. Dinner to Secretary Taft. ! The sixteen republican members of the | Ohio delegation will give a dinner to Sec j retary of War Taft at the-Arlington Hotel next Monday night. It will be a strictly | 16 to 1 afTair. no guests other than Mr. 1 Taft having been invited. In view of tiie understanding that several of the Ohio ? republican representatives have Foraker leanings the fact that all are getting to sether to honor the Secretary of War and presidential candidate is considered a little bit significant. Put Ban on Feathers. CHICAGO. January 8.?Pledges not to wear the plumage of any birds other than crows were signed yesterday by women representing thirteen organizations in the Federation of Women's Clubs, the occasion being a meeting of the seventh district of that body. The pledge ex cludes domestic fowls. Mrs. S. P. Peterson, chairman of th'i forestry committee of the federation, promoted the move in an address, ant especial emphasis was laid on placing the ban on aigrets. regardless of the dic tates of fashion. Memb.rshio In the clubs represented at the meeting exceeds 1,000.